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Letters Pdtent No. V76,809, dated April 14, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN PIN-BOOKS.

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Be it known that I, TRUMAN PIPER, of Birmingham, in the county of NewHaven, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inPin-Book and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connec`tion with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference markedthereon, to he a full, clear, and exact description of the same, andwhich said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in-

Figure 1, a perspective view of the pin-book closed,

Figure 2 a perspective view open, and in Figures 8, 4, and 5, detachedviews to illustrate the construction.

This invention relates to an improvement in the 'manner of putting uppins for use, the object being to render the pack more convenient thanwhen put up in papers, in the usual manner; and consists in thearrangement of the pins in rows, parallel to and nearly equidistant fromeach other, then folding the several rows, so that the heads ineaeh rowlie in succession, one slightly above the other, and securing the foldstogether at the lower or point end, so that each row of pins, with thefold of paper in which they are stuck, forms a leaf in the book,combined with a strip of material whiclrencloses the folds, so as toform a tiy and tuck to protect and secure the folds. i

In order to the clear understanding of my invention, I will proceed todescribe the same, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The pins are arranged and stuck to the paper, A, in rows B, C, D, Sie.,in the usual manner, exceptthat the spaces between the rows are ofsuitable width to admit of folding the paper, as herein represented, thepaper being longer than required for the several rows, so as to leave ablank space, E, at one end, and F, at. the other, as seen in g. 4; thenthe several rows are folded, es seen in tig. 4, so that the heads areuppermost; then, when so folded, and the point ends pressed together, asseen in fig. 5, the blank end E is folded into the last space, G, at theopposite end. After being pasted, so as to adhere thereto and secureeach fold, then the blank, I, is pasted and folded, over the last-namedfold, so as to cover the points, as seen in fig. 5. Thus each leat` orfold adheres to the back or binding, and is secured in a book-form. Ihenover the whole is placed another fold, I-I, ot`- paper or other flexiblematerial, fastening the said fold to the hach, so as to form a ily infront, as seen in fig. 2, and a broader ily, I, to fold.over the heads,as seen in fig..1, and thus complete the package in a neat andconvenient manner.

If, perchance at any time, any one or more of the folds become loosenedfrom the hack, they cannot be displaced, as they may be pressed backinto their proper place, and cannot be placed ina wrong posit-ion.

I do not wish `to be understood as broadly claiming the arrangement ofpins upon the edge of a leaf` within a book or book-form, as I am awarethat such is new new; but

What I do claim, as new and useful, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

'Ihe herein-described pin-book, consisting of the continuous strip ofpaper A, having thereon a succession of rows of pins, and folded, andtheir point endsv secured in the manner described, und having combinedtherewith the enclosing cover H and I, substantially as herein set`forth.

' 'IRUMAN PIPER.

Witnesses:

MARY A. Cnrssnr, SARAH E. HURD.

